| Italy eliminate Japan in thriller, Brazil advance |
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 | Italy booked their place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup with a thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 win over Japan that also sent Brazil into the last four.The Italians looked to be heading for a shock defeat after going 2-0 down to Japan midway through the first half on Wednesday, with Keisuke Honda slotting a 21st-minute penalty before Ma... Full Story |
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| North leads eight new Test Lions against Wallabies |
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 | Fit-again Wales winger George North will be one of eight players making their Test debut for the British and Irish Lions in the first game against the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday.Sam Warburton was named captain for the clash while Brian O'Driscoll, the sole survivor from the last series between the two countries in 2001, will play his seventh... Full Story |
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| Rene Ranger quits All Blacks for France |
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 | All Blacks wing Rene Ranger confirmed on Thursday he was quitting his international career and would head to France at the end of the year on a lucrative contract with Montpellier.Ranger ended weeks of speculation about his future just hours after he learned he had earned a place in the starting side for Saturday's third Test against France after e... Full Story |
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| Torres vows to give Spain selection dilemma |
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 | Spain forward Fernando Torres says he intends to give coach Vicente Del Bosque a selection dilemma if he can get some game time against minnows Tahiti in the Confederations Cup on Thursday.Torres has found himself relegated to the status of a squad player since Euro 2012, but he has accepted his fate knowing that he still scored three goals from th... Full Story |
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| Nigeria, Uruguay set for decisive showdown |
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 | Despite contrasting results in their opening games, Uruguay and Nigeria both approach Thursday's encounter between the sides in Salvador knowing defeat could spell the end of their Confederations Cup ambitions.Uruguay lost 2-1 to Spain on Sunday, before Nigeria surged to the Group B summit with a 6-1 demolition of minnows Tahiti, but the meeting of... Full Story |
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| Folau among three Wallabies' debutants to face Lions |
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 | Former rugby league star Israel Folau was among three new caps named Thursday to start for the Wallabies in the first Test against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane.The ACT Brumbies pair of Ben Mowen and Christian Leali'ifano will also debut Saturday against the tourists at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium, while troubled back Kurtley Beale was nam... Full Story |
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| France change eight for final All Blacks Test |
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 | France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has replaced more than half the side that caved in against the All Blacks 30-0 last week in a desperate attempt to avoid a series whitewash in the final Test in New Plymouth on Saturday.There are eight changes to the starting side, six on form and two to replace the injured Louis Picamoles and Frederic Michalak."We... Full Story |
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| James relishes latest shot at game-seven glory |
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 | LeBron James and the Miami Heat tied the NBA finals with a miraculous comeback Tuesday and now they face an even bigger hurdle -- a winner-take-all game seven.
Ray Allen hit a three pointer in the final seconds of regulation and James shook off a slow first half to finish with a triple double as the Miami Heat forced a seventh game by beating the ... Full Story |
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